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Beautiful Buttercream Dahlia Cake

A simple arrangement of piped buttercream dahlias turns this Buttercream Dahlia Cake into something truly beautiful. Perfect for a Sunday brunch, a Mother’s Day celebration or a bridal shower, this cake features simple decorations and a subtle touch of feminine flowers to help add to the wow factor. Specialty decorating tip 81 helps give these dahlias their distinct look and makes the flowers look like they’re actually blooming on the cake!

Step 3

Decorate cake. Prepare glaze following recipe instructions. Spoon glaze over top of cake, letting glaze drip down sides and pool at base. Let set until dry, about 30 minutes. Dust with confectioners’ sugar.

Variations

Dahlia flowers are a wonderful addition to cakes and cupcakes, and they’re beautiful in almost any color. Use specialty decorating tip 81 to create stand-up petals that make it look like your flower is blooming.

Hold bag at a 45° angle and touch tip to the surface. Squeeze at starting point so that icing sticks to surface. Now raise tip slightly, and as you squeeze, guide tip slightly above surface. To end outline, stop squeezing, touch tip to surface and pull tip away. After outline, fill in using a zigzag motion to fill area. Pat smooth using finger dipped in cornstarch.

Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.

Striking drama and great dimension can be added to gingerbread with the creative touches of zigzags. Just a simple back and forth motion can form beautiful drifts of snow on roofs, eaves, windowsills, and borders for doors.

An architectural flair and welcoming appeal can be achieved by adding artistic windowpanes to a gingerbread house. Beautiful small paned windows, front bay windows and even cathedral windows can be made in a few easy steps.